Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk
- position F
- height 6-9
- weight 238
- class Redshirt Senior
- High school KA Pegasus
- Previous School Illinois
- Hometown Lommel, Belgium
- position F
- height 6-9
- weight 238
- class Redshirt Senior
- High school KA Pegasus
- Previous School Illinois
- Hometown Lommel, Belgium
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk Bio
AWARDS/HONORS
- SEC Academic Honor Roll – 2022-23
2022-23 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
- Appeared in 31 games, making 14 starts in first season in Garnet & Black ; averaged 1.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game
- Shot 39.3 percent (22-of-56) from the floor
- Made his Gamecock debut in a 60-58 rivalry win over Clemson (Nov. 11) ; played 15 minutes and had two points, four rebounds and two assists
- Matched career high in points (8) and steals (2) in victory over USC Upstate (Nov. 25) ; logged season highs in rebounds (7) and assists (4) as well in the game
- Tied season high again with four assists in road win at LSU (Feb. 18)
PRE-SOUTH CAROLINA
- Saw limited action in 41 games with two starts in three seasons at Illinois (2019-22)
- Played in a career-high 24 games for the Illini in 2021-22, averaging 1.6 points and 2.1 rebounds in 7.8 minutes per contest
- Shot 47.2 percent (17-for-36) from the floor in redshirt sophomore season at Illinois
- Was on pair of NCAA Tournament teams (2021, 2022) and a member of the 2021 Big Ten Tournament Champions and 2022 Big Ten Regular Season Co-Champions
- Scored career high eight points twice: vs. Arkansas State (11/12/21) and vs. Michigan State (1/25/22)
- Pulled down career-high 10 rebounds in back-to-back games to open the 2021-22 season vs. Jackson State (11/9/21) and Arkansas State (11/12/21)
- Dished out a career-high six assists vs. Texas-Rio Grande Valley (11/26/21)
PRE-COLLEGE
- Averaged 16 points, six assists and six rebounds at KA Pegasus ; shot 50 percent from the field, 38 percent from behind the arc and 78 percent at the charity stripe
- Helped lead the Pegasus Bulls to a fourth-place finish at the International School Sport Federation (ISF) World Schools Championship, the first-ever semifinals appearance for a Belgian school in the tournament
- Played for Belgium in the FIBA U16 European Championship
PERSONAL
- Son of Rony Verdonk and Luana Bosmans
- Has a younger brother, Mauro
- Played handball, soccer and swam competitively growing up
- List playing the piano as one of his hobbies
- Graduated from Illinois in three years with a degree in psychology
- Currently enrolled in the University of South Carolina School of Law